Carson City emergency crews respond to crash at junction of I-580, US 50 and South Carson Street
Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Division responded Sunday night to a vehicle crash near the intersection of I-580, US-50 and South Carson Street. A Care Flight air ambulance was ordered.
The crash was reported at around 10:15 p.m. A Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief on scene reports one patient was extricated from a vehicle and suffered critical injuries. That person was flown by Care Flight to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno. Three others suffered minor injuries and declined medical transport.
Motorists should avoid the area. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. The crash is under investigation by the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Division.
UPDATE MONDAY: According to Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Division, impairment is suspected in the head-on crash involving two vehicles. The condition of the patient taken by Care Flight was not available.